Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-20
rare GEMs TO BE SEEK.
Diamonds and Pearls Worth Good sized For
tune Fanciful Designs IN Neeklaees-A
Cabinet of Gems Worth "A Mi1Iion

DIAMONDS ana Pearls worm 1Oeu sized For
tune Fanciful Designs In Seeklaces-A
Cabinet of Gems Worth Million.
Regent street and tse Rue de la Paix
may offer every attraction to one intend
ing TO buy iewelry and bric-s -brac says
the New York Mail and Express, but of
late years New York is holding her own.
The man or woman would indeed be hard
to please if his or her fancy could not be
captivated by the allurements of Broad
way and Union square. Some of these
establishments are of enormous size, and
nowhers does one need guide more than
in these labyrinths of luxury. Entering
large house on Union square, let us in
the first place 90 into the reception-room
where customers are shown who wish to
buy diamond necklaces, and what in
Lothian" are colled "robes of pearls"
In this cosy room are various articles of /
interest. A cabinet of natural gems in /
the rough is the most striking. In this |
are safely ensconced on dainty shsl.ss
many rough stones, of which a few may
be enumerated. There are specimens of /
jake, from New Zealand; topaz on quartz, |
from Saxony; pink beryl, from the Isle |
of Elba; diamond in matrix, from the
celebrated Kimberley mines in south AT
RIGA; where the fearful disaster occurred /
year ago; crystals, from Brazil: garnet
from tbs Tyrol; native gold, from Nova
Scotia; actinolite, in quartz, from Yir
ginia; smoky quartz, from Switzerland; /
blue topaz garnet, and ouysrovite, from
Liberia; essonite, from Piedmont azurite, /
from Chessy, France; Auorits, from
S pitzerlanp; pyrite, from Piedmont.
epidote, from the Tyrol; garnet with
chlorite, form the Rhone glacier, and
gold nuggets. In another cabinet are
reproductions of the Di Cesnola anti
qunies, now at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, and articles of jewelry from the
sale of the Alesandro Castellani collection,
held at the Hotel Drouot, Paris, May,
1881. Another case holds quaint Baskets,
medalious, canoes, antique watches,
miniatures, and other like objects.
Into this room the miaeralogist OF the
establishment brought yesterday for the
reporters ins pection tray after tray of
jewels some of which represented for
tunes in themselves. First he displayed
one of the finest sapphirss ever discover
ed in America, in the original material as
it was found by Col. G, w. jerks, at
Franklin, N. @. The stone attracted the
admiration of Sir Lyon Plyfair. Next
the mineralogist. put to shame the mines
of Galconda, and the crow Jewels of all
Europe. The reporter is a modest man
and he felt triflo uneasy in the presence
of so much wealth, and was especially
/ burdened with the thought that all means
/ of egress we're barred, and it did not
seem practicable 20 get away with any of
! the gems and cross the Canada line.
Seriously, the reporter handled the jewels
| the total value OF which runs up into the
millions. II was glorious exposition.
| There was pearl necklace valued at Sl7,-
600, containing fifty-three pearls, all uni
form in size and similar in color. The
mineralogist remarked that in order to
get such perfect matches in color and
size the selection had TO be made among
a great number of pearls Another pearl
necklace, with thirty eight pearls, cost
$4,000 In this the pearls were of enor-
nous size.
1.-THE only way TO find out how rare
these large pearls are Is to try TO buy
them said the reporters informant.
A pair of pearl earrings marked 5000,
we're exceedingly large and fine, but they
we're rather outshon. by pair of diamond
earrings valued at $500, which were ex-
ceedingly large and brilliant. Next came
a "Briolette" diamond lace pin, heart
enwreathed costing $4,000, md another
pendent or lace-pin, at $4,000, large
pearl in the center surrounded by dia
monds and pear shaped pearls. fine
pair of pear shaped pearl earrings at 81
900 we're noted.
"On, these costly gems said the sales
man, there is not proportionally, such a
large profit. The per carat sales are out
of date. Weight ls not the only thing
!, that determines the value of a stone. Its
) value depends on the quality, cut, and
appearance. A diamond may be too shall
4 low or too deep, or il may be black spot
! or a flaw There are about Thousand
: differences in diamonds of the same
: weight
a. He then showed the reporter some
truly magnificent diamonds. First there
was solitaire ring telling at $500.
Then came a $4,000 diamond necklace
, of twenty-seveu stones OF graded sizes,
each stone worth from s. 1000 to $4,000.
This was positively resplendent and ss
perb. Then was exhibited the Tiffany
yellow diamond" weighing 1858 cs:ats,
or one fifth more than tie kohinoor,
! without blemish, and of fine deep
p canary color.
q "The Florsntine diamond, which cost
100000 forms. would not make bril-
liant az fine as this" said the jeweler,
"and II is one-third smaller"
Next came the second largest yellow
diamond in America, weighing ~ carat-
S cut for perfection" as the phrase Is
and called the finest cut brilliant of its
r size in the country. That little drawer
of diamonds might be appraised at
SSSO,O00-not so bad for one small draw
r en- Leaving the reception room the re-
porter went ost into the main hall, apc
r having been presented to the most maj
d este of the Jewels, did not feel so strick
? en- among the lesser lights Of the gener
4 al cases. Some beautiful Russian ware
' is a late addition TO this firms immense
h stock. And very striking object wa
J. an after dinner coffee pot of silver stud
e ded with American pearls in izarC
I skin box. There was case of gems IN
r cut which contained many little beauties
such as .harlequin'opals, moonstones, vel
low sapphires and yellow topaz nr'